English Online Dictionary. What means workforce? What does workforce mean?
English
Alternative forms
- work force
Etymology
From work + force.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɝk.foɹs/, [ˈwɚk.fo̞ɹs]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɜːk.fɔːs/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈwɝk.fo(ː)ɹs/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈwɜːk.foəs/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s
Noun
workforce (plural workforces)
- All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
- The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
Synonyms
- manpower
- jobforce
- labour force